The Greatest Gift

by By Binka Le Breton

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Dorothy Stang, the American missionary murdered in Brazil three years ago, shines forth in two new biographies that join the growing network of materials about her life and work.

This article appears in February 4 2008.

Phyllis Zagano holds a research appointment at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, and is the author of several books and articles on the diaconate of women. Her book, The Vatican and Women Deacons (Orbis, 2026), is a study of six modern Vatican commissions on the topic.